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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. G. MOREHOUSE.

WINDMILL.

No. 303,585. Patented Aug. 12, 1884.

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'0. MOREHOUSE.

.WINDMILL.

No. 303,585. Patented Aug. 12, 1884.

N. PETERS. Pmwuma n mr. Wnshinglon. (LC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARK MOREHOUSE, OF \VAYLAND, NE\V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO FRANK H.

WOOD, OF SAME PLACE.

WlNDMlLL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,585, dated August 12, 1884.

Application filed May 10, 1883.

To on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARK MoRnuoUsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVayland, in the county of-Steuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vindmills; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referen ce marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved windmill. Fig. 2 is asectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan View.

Inwindmills or engines it is obvious that, among other considerations, one is to augment the power of the wheel without offering undue resistance which would, in a measure, draw upon its propelling capacity. To secure the former and overcome or avoidthe latter are objects of my invention.

Ittherefore consists of a shaft-having sleevescctions applied thereto, and a wheel, light and peculiar in construction, capable of attachment to and removable from the said shaft by said sleeves, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

crank, which is embraced by the upper ringed end of the pitman,connecting with the pumpilun er or other machinery to be OJGIELbBd. l a: l

The other appendages for shifting the wheel or wheels and controlling its velocity are also applied to said shaft. Upon the shaft A are inserted slecve-sections or hubs B, also preferably made of metal, which will be more (No model.)

fully referred to presently, said sleeves being secured upon said shafts by pins being in serted transversely through them.

0 C are wheelswhich are varied in number according to the power required, or by the addition of one or more the power will be accordingly increased. The wheels 0 C are each constructed of a series of arms or cups projecting radially from shaft A. Each blade has its inner portions folded flatly upon each other with their front and back edges gradually fiarcd outward, while its outer portions are separated and diverge at their front edges from each other for a suitable distance, thence converging to an edge, 0 The outer ends of said outer portions are formed with a double laterally-inclined surface, 0 also sloped rearwardly, the apex thereof being the point where the aforesaid-mentioncd ends of the single piece of metal are united and soldered to gether. This construction of arms or buckets presents a broad surface at its outer extremity and a narrow tapering surface at its inner extremity, from which it will be noticed that where the greatest leverage is required for the action of the windnamely, at the outer ends of the arms of the wheelsuch is obtained, while the area of surface is reduced where the less force is required to propel the wind-wheel.

An apertured plate, (I, may be bolted to the upper section of the wheel, as shown in Fig. 1, to strengthen said section and prevent it from being bent. This permits also of the removal of any one or more of the wheels, if it'is desired to lessen the power of the wheel. It will be further noticed that these are exceedingly light and at the same time adapted each other, and thence abruptly converging to present the least possible resistance to the to an edge, 6-, forming two rearwardly-slopaction of the wind. ing inclined surfaces, 0", as and for the pur- The gist of my invention consists in the pe pose set forth. 5 culiar construction of the buckets. In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in r 5 \Vhat I clainr and desire to secure by Letpresence of two witnesses.

ters Patent, isv CLARK MOREHOUSE.

A windmill constructed with a series of XVitnesses:

buckets, each bucket having the front edges CHRISTIAN 0. Bus,

IO of the plates 0 separated and diverging from FRANK G. Piyron'rN. 

